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Loyal and competent staffers do not magically appear on day one of a Presidential administration. They must be identified, vetted, and trained.
Nick Solheim of @americanmoment joins @BreccanFThies on the first episode of The Long March to discuss how the Right should build a personnel pipeline that brings new talent to D.C.
Apply to the American Moment Fellowship for American Statecraft: americanmoment.org/programs/…
00:00 Welcome to The Long March
08:38 Introducing Nick Solheim
09:49 2 Million Careers vs. 4,500 Appointees
12:29 Why Trump 45 Got Stymied
13:49 Nobody Reads the Bill — Their Staff Does
18:05 Patronage Isn't a Dirty Word
20:50 Worshipping at the Altar of the Process
23:28 The Talent D.C. Is Leaving on the Table
25:42 Inside the Fellowship for American Statecraft
26:38 The Unpaid Internship That Started It All
28:00 The Lumber Mill NAFTA Killed
31:51 The Pitch to Would-Be Finance Bros
33:13 What Zoomers Know They've Lost
39:25 Burn the Ships: What Nick Looks for in a Hire
43:05 The Tom Cotton–Rand Paul Test
49:39 The Question Every American Moment Applicant Gets
51:39 Aligned Across the Board
52:49 Please Stop Quoting Aristotle in Interviews
56:30 What's on Nick's Nightstand
59:12 Should Conservatives Use Power at All?
1:05:32 Trade, Immigration, and Foreign Policy
1:08:30 What Does Winning Look Like?
"I heard Muslim teenagers in Bordeaux scream 'allahu akbar' at a family fair, I saw hordes of Muslims gawk at Catholic Churches; in Paris, they own the city."
The Long March host @BreccanFThies was in Paris this week amidst the riots.
My wife and I left Paris this morning, just before riots were set to begin across the country.
The original plan was to get an uber to the airport later in the day, and enjoy the last morning in the city before flying home.
We were warned by multiple people to call an early uber, because riots would make it impossible to get to the airport. We weren’t sure what to expect, as France is always “protesting” or rioting — but I’m not sure we expected what we’re seeing right now.
The most jarring thing about it is that all the normal French people know. Every normal citizen is aware that their city will burn, and they brush it off.
Their government obviously knows as well, but they do nothing to protect their historic buildings and places, or their culture. There did not seem to be any protective fencing or riot preparation whatsoever.
Everyone in France knew it would burn and they let it happen.
It’s particularly appalling because if you take tours of historic places in France, whether it’s Notre Dame or a 12th century chateau that makes wine, you will hear the same thing: “It’s remarkable that we were able to recover anything from the French Revolution, but so much was lost.”
Everything sacred was burned or melted down for scrap because they didn’t care about western civilization, either.
Now, the enemy is different, but the goal is the same.
I heard Muslim teenagers in Bordeaux scream “allahu akbar” at a family fair, I saw hordes of Muslims gawk at Catholic Churches; in Paris, they own the city.
France, and the West, will fall unless that enemy is removed.
Chesterton Fellow @CobbsCooper joined @Hillsdale1017 to discuss what’s really going on in American homeschooling! Give it a listen. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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Honored to make my radio debut on @Hillsdale1017 discuss George “Town Destroyer” Washington and how the Founders were pretty cool, actually. Give it a listen! 🇺🇸
Listen to Chesterton Fellow @cwmoore00 discuss the Smithsonian’s recent attempt to smear George Washington, why history matters for the formation of young Americans, and more on @Hillsdale1017! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
There is no politics without the exercise of power. Even the strictest libertarians want to exercise power.
The question is whether power is being used for good and just ends.
Listen to Chesterton Fellow @cwmoore00 discuss the Smithsonian’s recent attempt to smear George Washington, why history matters for the formation of young Americans, and more on @Hillsdale1017! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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In case you missed it, last week I had the pleasure of appearing on @NewGuardPress’s new podcast, “The Long March” with @BreccanFThies to talk about my approach to interviewing, hiring, and training the next generation of DC staff. There are some great bits (I think, anyway) about how to get an internship and some conversation about a realistic approach to power, but I also shared some personal stories about why this mission is important to me. Thanks again to Breccan and the team for the invitation.
(03:07) 4,500 Appointees vs. 2 Million Civil Servants
(07:30) The Bureaucratic Problems of Trump 45
(11:31) In Defense of Patronage
(13:52) What to Do About Career Civil Servants
(19:16) How American Moment Finds Its People
(24:46) Gen Z is Ready to Fight
(33:39) What Nick Looks for in a Resume
(41:55) The Interview Question You Can't Fake
(47:04) Stop Quoting Philosophers in Interviews
(53:26) The Debate Over Using Government Power
(59:46) Trade, Immigration, and Foreign Policy
(1:03:08) What Winning Actually Looks Like
Wonder why our newest program is called the Chesterton Media Fellowship?
NGP Founder @bradleyhaley27 explains in @FDRLST: “Our mission was inspired, in part, by G.K. Chesterton’s famous line: ‘The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.’ New Guard Press was envisioned as an outlet where young conservatives could articulate a positive vision for the future of American culture, based on our shared loves instead of hatred for the left’s ideas.” thefederalist.com/2026/03/25…
Learn more about the Chesterton Media Fellowship and how to get involved here: newguardpress.com/chesterton…
Catch @NickSolheim’s conversation with @BreccanFThies on Moment of Truth
Special Episode: Nick Solheim on The Long March xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1rxmqpaer…
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TOMORROW: Nick moves to the other side of the table as the guest on @newguardpress's new show, The Long March, hosted by @BreccanFThies.
Hear Nick's hot takes on resumes and reading books, plus his story on the inspiration to found American Moment.
TUNE IN MONDAY!
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“Sports aside, the public sexual objectification of the human person is never a positive cultural phenomenon no matter what the circumstances. While the frustration expressed online misidentifies the primary problem with this advertisement, the irate intuition of these athletes is justified. The recent defense of the ad by right wing figures, however, is not.”
Anna Stirton of @newguardpress responds to the Sydney Sweeney controversy.
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“We have a moral duty to resist evil. If our goal is to conserve American values, we can't get comfortable with wickedness. We can't tolerate the grotesque, even if it's ‘just for Halloween!’ because it has real-life consequences.”
Read Chesterton Fellow @BrookeBrandtjen on the effects of a horror-obsessed culture:
Halloween might not be bad for our culture– After all, who doesn’t love trick or treating and watching ‘It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown’– but the growing obsession with horror might be a bad thing.
Read my latest @Evie_Magazine 👻
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“It’s not enough to be aligned with the President just on the policy area you are working on, you have to be aligned across the board.”
@NickSolheim gives a shout out to @SergioGor for revamping PPO in the second Trump administration.
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I believe in an outcomes-based conservative movement.
Conservatives should want their community and their nation to be better.
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ICYMI: Chesterton Media Fellowship Director @EvieSolheim joined @Hillsdale1017 to share more about the program! Thank you @Sophia_Mandt for hosting! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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Route 66 may be gone, but the all-American need to be pilgrims and pioneers will never go away.
Read my latest in @BullMooseProj 👇🏼
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“I believe an outcomes-based conservative movement…We want Americans to be safe, prosperous, and to enjoy being Americans.”
Read Chesterton Fellow @BrookeBrandtjen ⬇️
Why are we creating art that makes us question whether catching child predators is wrong?
Read my review of “Primetime” for @FDRLST
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